Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Modi govt believes only in ‘vigyapan’ and ‘vibhajan’, says Congress leader

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com n

All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokespers­on and Assam MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre believes only in ‘vigyapan’ (propaganda)) and ‘vibhajan’ (polarisati­on).

Flaying the BJP-led NDA government on its three-year rule, Gogoi said it had failed on all fronts, making life difficult for people of all strata.

He alleged that the government had been fooling people with advertisem­ents and winning polls by polarising voters by dividing different sections of society. He said the Modi government had ruined the economy of the country, bringing down the gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.7 points from 6.9 during the Congress rule in 2014.

He said while farmers were being killed by police, the traders were hit by the market uncertaint­y and youths were still waiting for employment generation.

Gogoi, son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, said the BJP government in Haryana had also brought only lawlessnes­s in the state.

Asked to comment on the Manohar Lal Khattar government’s claims about foreign investment­s in Haryana, he said these were only a bunch of lies as nothing was visible on the ground.

“While Khattar and several of his ministers are flying abroad frequently, his promise for an internatio­nal airport in Haryana seems to be only a hollow promise,” he said.

Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar said the party would start a week-long protest in the state on June 18 against what he termed as the misrule of the BJP government.

He also slammed the government for the increasing cases of crime against women, plight of farmers and inadequate and irregular supply of power and water.

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? (From left) Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar and AICC spokespers­on Gaurav Gogoi during a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday.
HT PHOTO (From left) Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar and AICC spokespers­on Gaurav Gogoi during a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday.

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